Brexit Thread

[Gilrandir]

Those suggestions would work, they are last resorts in the situation where all other alternatives have and will fail, and continued persistance is untennable which is what we are in with the EU.

Untenable is too grim a word for current situation in the UK. And it is too conclusive to claim all other alternatives have failed. Presenting situation like the country is on the brink of the abyss and only a step back will save it is the rhetoric employed by both sides. Should the voting go either way I doubt if anything serious will ensue. Unless the Scots will start a to-do again in case a leave vote prevails. Which is serious.

You have one poll saying close remain, I have one saying certain leave.

Did you read the article carefully? It says:

The Ipsos MORI poll for the Evening Standard newspaper shows Leave with 53 per cent of the vote and Remain on 47 per cent cent.

Leave was up 10 per cent on the previous poll while Remain was down 10 per cent.

It means there is a growth of leavers, but the overall situation is still precarious. The 6% difference leaves the result still doubtful.

Red herring: the schingen zone just stops a nation from having border checks.

Like there were ever border checks even before Schengen was introduced. Moving between European countries you could sometimes fail to notice you have crossed into in a different state already.